What is the Costa Serena cruise ship and when does it visit Gibraltar?
Short answer
Costa Serena is a Costa Cruises ship for about 3,000 guests, built in Italy in 2007 and themed on the gods of classical mythology. Its upcoming visits to Gibraltar, with times and expected passengers, are listed on this page.
Upcoming visits to Gibraltar
Friday 19 November 2027, in port 07:00–20:00, about 2,979 passengers expected
Plan your shore day in Gibraltar
From the Port of Gibraltar schedule, last checked 6 November 2026.
Detailed answer
Costa Serena was built by Fincantieri at Sestri Ponente in Genoa and delivered in March 2007. It is a Concordia-class ship with a gross tonnage of about 114,000, a length of 289.59 metres and a crew of about 1,100. Cruise Industry News gives a capacity of 3,012 guests, and the port listing expects about 2,979, mainly Italian. Its interiors take their theme from the gods of Olympus, with the Vesta and Ceres main restaurants, the Teatro Giove theatre and the Samsara Spa. The ship spent more than a decade in Asia from 2015. An 18-day refit in Shenzhen, China, in November 2025 refurbished its public spaces and cabins and added the Archipelago restaurant, with menus by three Michelin-starred chefs, a Pummid'Oro pizzeria and a Sushino sushi bar. It returns to Europe in spring 2027.
How busy will town be?
The upcoming visits listed on this page show the passengers expected on each call and any other ships in port the same day. Town is busiest when several ships are in at once or a large ship arrives at a weekend. A ship carrying a few hundred passengers makes little difference on its own.
Can you sail on it from nearby?
Yes, from Barcelona. The call on Friday 19 November 2027 falls during Costa Serena's transatlantic move to the Caribbean. The voyage leaves Savona on Monday 15 November 2027, Marseille on Tuesday 16 November 2027 and Barcelona on Wednesday 17 November 2027, then calls at Gibraltar, Cadiz, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria before crossing to St Maarten. Different booking options end at Pointe-a-Pitre, Fort-de-France or Santo Domingo between Wednesday 1 December 2027 and Thursday 9 December 2027. From December 2027 to early March 2028 the ship sails seven-night Caribbean round trips from those three ports.